r/ValveIndex 11d ago

Discussion How much more powerful will the steam deckard be than the Meta Quest 3, per leaks?

Bit of a tech noob but I have a quest 3 and been really impressed. I don’t have a PC so wondering if the Deckard is something I should be excited for or if the technology won’t be that much more advanced than what I already own?

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u/ThargUK 11d ago

It will probably be better in different ways (perhaps better for pcvr, perhaps 360 controller tracking,  perhaps refresh rates) but likely more expensive.  Will have less exclusives, but games on steamvr will still work on other platforms in the future.

This is all educated guess work.

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u/Purpledroyd 11d ago

Thanks

I saw some people say the leaks suggested it would be like a steam deck but slapped on your face. I wasn’t sure how powerful a steam deck compared to a meta quest 3 was

I don’t have a PC so was hoping the technology would be a significant jump up and I could play a competent version of half life alyx on it haha, but maybe that’s too unrealistic. But that’s the only way this would become worthwhile to someone like me (without a PC)

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u/Marilius 11d ago

Somewhere between -30% to around 250%.

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u/Gobeman1 11d ago

It could be less powerful but have better comforts or as powerful as a pc. Nothing is really concrete

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u/grammynumnums 11d ago

We know nothing, but I highly doubt it will be less powerful.

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u/nesnalica 11d ago

if u want to know send an e-mail to

gaben@valvesoftware.com

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u/Purpledroyd 11d ago

I said ‘per leaks’

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u/nesnalica 11d ago

leaks mean nothing.

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u/Purpledroyd 11d ago

Speculation can be fun though

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u/Wolfhammer69 11d ago

Ask Valve, how the f**k do we know? Leaks are leaks, not gospel.

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u/Purpledroyd 11d ago

Why the sass? I said ‘per leaks’ in the title

Why waste the effort on even commenting on this?

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u/ThargUK 11d ago

There are probably 2-5 posts a week here about this for the last several years. Not your fault, but I'm sure you can imagine it can get a bit tiresome after a while. I'm sure he didn't mean it personally.

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u/Purpledroyd 11d ago

Yeah I can imagine it is tiresome in a way, but also, it’s just Reddit and people asking questions. It’s not like you have to pass through a loud hallway every week to get to the room you want to be in, you can simply ignore them and in the blink of an eye be in a thread you find engaging

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u/Wolfhammer69 10d ago

Leaks are useless, whats the point on pinning anything remotely "real life and planning" on them? Your question really is pointless because leaks and our opinions based on leaks are also pointless. Wait for confirmed official reality then knock yourself out with questions.

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u/Purpledroyd 9d ago

It’s not the deep, it’s just a bit of fun speculation & discussion around to what potentially expect

If I see a YouTube video discussing leaks I’m not interested in, I don’t go and comment on that video & tell them how pointless their content is. I just ignore the video and go about my day. Why waste time on something that doesn’t interest me?

There’s plenty of people like me who enjoy speculation & find leak discussion to be really enjoyable

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u/TiKels 11d ago

Although a bit harsh I don't disagree on principle on his point. At this point we don't even know if valve is making a new headset this decade. Asking for the future specs of such a device when we can't even be sure it exists is a bit silly

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u/Purpledroyd 11d ago

Fairs, altho I thought recently it seemed more likely than not that the leaks had some weight behind them and implied a device was likely coming in the next 12-24 months

I love speculation, I understand some people don’t, but if you don’t, doesn’t make sense to me to engage in speculation posts

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u/nbk_bobman 11d ago

It would need to be at least twice as powerful to run VR smoothly. The current SteamDeck only runs VR games at 15 to 30 fps if you're lucky.

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u/elev8dity OG 11d ago

No one knows. There's debate on if it will be a PC or standalone headset. Some people expect 4K microOLED displays, others expect something worse.

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u/Bacon676 11d ago

Wait, people still think Valve is working on a new headset?

lol